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as in misrepresenting
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible
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as in deforming
to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition
if you keep distorting your face like that, someday it's going to freeze in that position
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Recent Examples of distorting
Dialogue stays clear even during heavy action scenes, and the bass has the depth to rattle without distorting.
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PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Many tech companies thrive with top-down leadership and linear management—clear directives from the founder to executors, without middle layers slowing or distorting the vision.
—Jonathan Low, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Its chief executive, Ian Choudri, has accused the FRA of distorting data.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
This causes the orbits to contract, shifting the orbits of the other electrons, distorting their chemical properties.
—David Szondy
august 27, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
These vulnerable users fell into reality-distorting conversations with systems that can't tell truth from fiction.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
But Schlep says Roblox is distorting the nature of his content.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
The other is that there is something fundamentally unfair and distorting about property taxes.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Many tech companies thrive with top-down leadership and linear management—clear directives from the founder to executors, without middle layers slowing or distorting the vision.
—Jonathan Low, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Its chief executive, Ian Choudri, has accused the FRA of distorting data.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
This causes the orbits to contract, shifting the orbits of the other electrons, distorting their chemical properties.
—David Szondy
august 27, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2025
These vulnerable users fell into reality-distorting conversations with systems that can't tell truth from fiction.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
But Schlep says Roblox is distorting the nature of his content.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
The other is that there is something fundamentally unfair and distorting about property taxes.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distorting
Verb
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Conversely, overloading new hires with information, leaving them without guidance or misrepresenting the job can quickly erode excitement and lead to early and expensive turnover.—
Alyshia Hull,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pratt’s attorney argued in court Monday and in sentencing documents that Pratt’s only criminal conduct was misrepresenting to women that the videos would not be posted online.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both boys and girls should have the freedom to experience childhood free from the pressures of contorting their growing bodies into narrow definitions of beauty or feeling the inevitable resentment and pain that comes from trying to achieve these impossible standards.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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The media environment, across genres, has been contorting rapidly for over a decade, as creators of myriad forms of content compete for shrinking attention spans in an increasingly crowded market.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And targeting, torturing, and murdering political opponents, rivals, and critics have marked the conflict since its beginning.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Davis looked at the barrel of the pistol and saw smoke curling upward, as if in slow motion.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kylie reacted as Stormi began curling her lashes with the utensil.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Laminate is particularly susceptible to warping from moisture.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The original Tron has been digitally scanned and meticulously restored by The Walt Disney Film Restoration team, which corrected the new digital master for dirt, warping and other source imperfections.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Distorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distorting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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